ABSTRACT
A series of low-lying archipelagos with more territorial sea than land, the islands are the flattest and lowest country in the world. As an alternative to buying higher land, 'Twenty Thousand Fish Above the Sea' might be the solution for island nations like the Maldives facing the choice of either taking to the water or becoming climate migrants. Lifeboats, from within the main Fish infrastructure, are dispatched to affected communities, in hope of rescuing dislocated individuals and isolated groups as well as heritage artifacts, and native fauna and flora. The fish scale-like panels form the foundations of new ground; the portable and buoyant panels are tiled over water to provide an instant emergency floating surface. Fin-like antennas connect the armada of fish whilst servicing communication networks between neighboring communities. Whether communities opt to remain or migrate, 'Twenty Thousand Fish Above the Sea' offers an allegorical adaptable 'Noah's Ark' to the globally displaced in context of climate change and sustainability.
